Oli Shaw
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 March 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hibernian | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Heart of Midlothian | |||
| 2013–2016 | Hibernian | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015– | Hibernian | 8 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | → Stenhousemuir (loan) | 24 | (7) |
| International career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Scotland U19 | 7 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:55, 28 December 2017 (UTC) | |||
Oliver Shaw (born 12 March 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays for Hibernian. He has also played on loan at Stenhousemuir and represented Scotland at under-19 level.
Early life
Shaw is from the Barnton area of Edinburgh, and although a Hibernian fan initially joined local rivals Heart of Midlothian as a youth player before signing for Hibernian.[1] His father is retired footballer Greg Shaw, who played for Ayr United, Falkirk, Dunfermline Athletic, Airdrieonians, Clydebank and Berwick Rangers.[1]
Club career
After establishing himself in the Hibernian youth team squad, he made his first team debut for the club in a Scottish League Cup match against Montrose on 1 August 2015, which Hibernian won 3–0.[1] Having passed his driving test the same day, he was included as a substitute by then-manager Alan Stubbs, and replaced Alex Harris in the 75th minute.[2]
Shaw was sent to Scottish League One side Stenhousemuir on a development loan for the 2016–17 season.[3] He also continued to play for the Hibs development team and was the top goalscorer in the 2016–17 SPFL Development League.[4]
Shaw scored his first goal for Hibs on 22 October 2017, in a 4–2 defeat against Celtic in the 2017–18 Scottish League Cup semi-final.[5] He scored his first league game for Hibs on 10 December, also against Celtic.[6]
International career
Shaw scored for Scotland Under-19 against Sweden on 4 October 2016 in a warm-up game ahead of qualification for the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[7] Scotland were drawn against Israel, Andorra and Liechtenstein in Group C of the qualification tournament, and progressed to the Elite qualifying stage after finishing second in the group. With all three matches being played in Andorra over 6 days from 25 October 2016, Shaw scored the only goal of the game against Liechtenstein and also featured in the matches against Andorra and Israel.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 28 December[9]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hibernian | 2015–16 | Scottish Championship | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Scottish Championship | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2017–18 | Scottish Premiership | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 12 | 3 | ||
| Total | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 13 | 3 | |||
| Stenhousemuir (loan) | 2016–17 | Scottish League One | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 7 | ||
| Hibernian Under-20s | ||||||||||||
| 2017–18 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Career Total | 32 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 10 | ||
Notes
- ^ Matches for SPFL Development League squad in the Scottish Challenge Cup against senior clubs
References
- ^ a b c "Driven Hibs kid Oli Shaw passes two tests in one day". Edinburgh Evening News. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "Hibernian 3–0 Montrose Match Report". BBC News. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "Oliver Shaw Player Profile". Stenhousemuir F.C. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "Shaw tops U20 scoring charts". SPFL. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- ^ English, Tom (21 October 2017). "Hibernian 2–4 Celtic". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ English, Tom (10 December 2017). "Hibernian 2–2 Celtic". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "Scotland 2 Sweden 0: Hibs hitman Oli Shaw and Celtic ace Mark Hill on the mark as Sbragia's U19s smash young Swedes". Daily Record. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "Skipper McCrorie satisfied as Under-19s progress". Scottish Football Association. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ Oliver Shaw at Soccerbase